SINGAPORE: Chinese Premier Li Qiang has congratulated Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on his second term in office.
Li said China and Singapore are friendly neighbours and important cooperation partners that enjoy a sound development of relations and fruitful results in cooperation in various fields, which have greatly advanced their respective modernisation, China’s official Xinhua news agency reported on Friday (May 23).
He also noted that China and Singapore have maintained coordination and collaboration in international and regional affairs, and made positive contributions to regional peace, stability, prosperity and development.
As the two countries celebrate 35 years of diplomatic ties, Li said he is ready to work with PM Wong to take this occasion as an opportunity to further deepen mutual political trust, expand mutually beneficial cooperation, intensify cultural and people-to-people exchanges, jointly uphold multilateralism and free trade systems, push for more achievements in the all-round high-quality future-oriented partnership between the two countries, and boost regional prosperity and stability, Xinhua reported.
PM Wong and his new Cabinet, that includes 15 full ministers and three acting ministers, were sworn in on May 23 for the Republic’s 15th term of government.
The People’s Action Party led by PM Wong returned to government after securing 87 seats out of 97 in the general election on May 3. - The Straits Times/ANN
